Welcome to International Financial Tower

International Financial Tower, (“IFT”) is a 19 story Class A office tower containing over 629,000 rentable square feet. Constructed in 1989, the building is pentagon shaped to maximize the views of New York City to the east. The newly renovated exterior façade consists of precast earth tone concrete panels, accented by granite. The impressive and newly renovated entrance features a five story granite lobby with a full height window wall and natural lighting from skylights. This lovely lobby is accented by a large waterfall and reflecting pool. The building floor plates average 36,000 square feet. A six story parking garage is attached to the building and provides private parking for 500 vehicles and a private entrance to the lobby. Jersey City has recently renovated the park across Christopher Columbus Drive as well as the Drive itself creating an inviting pedestrian and vehicular thoroughfare.

Features and Amenities

• On-site amenities include a PNC Bank; café; shoe shine kiosk; newsstand and several retail establishments along Grove Street.
• Manned security is provided 24 hours daily 365 days per year.
• Access control and full video security system.
• Fiber and high speed connectivity is available in the building from several providers.
• On-site property management office.
• Full service multidiscipline engineering staff on site. Standard weekday engineering coverage from 6:00 AM through 10:30 PM daily. Standard Saturday coverage from 7:00 AM through 3:00 PM.
• The building sits directly above the Grove Street Station for direct access to the PATH trains.
• The Newport Centre Mall (1.2 Million SF of Retail) at the Newport/Pavonia PATH station is a four minute ride or 10 minute walk from IFT. Other big box retailers are a short walk or PATH/Light Rail ride away including Target and BJ’s.
• The Liberty Science Center is nearby, as well as, Liberty State Park, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. All are easily accessible by mass transit or private vehicle.

Building News & Events

•  “With Earth Day quickly approaching, resolve to do your part today and every
  day to make the earth a safe place to reside. With a strong commitment and a
  little extra effort living ‘green’ will become second nature.” 
    To recognize the importance of sustainability and Earth Day, Well’s
  Representatives will be In the Lobby Friday April 20, 2012 from 12:00 Noon -1:00 PM
  giving away Tree Seedlings to the first 600 building occupants and visitors to join us. It is our hope that you will take these trees home, plant them and watch them grow. It is one small way to help to improve our environment and raise green awareness.
• Subway, one of our exterior retail tenants on the corner of Grove Street and Columbus Drive, is offering a 10% discount to all building employees now through May 31, 2012.  Show your building ID card to receive the discount.  Offer is available at this location only.
• The updated Fire Safety Plan for International Financial Tower has been posted in: Tenant Handbook/Emergencies/Fire Safety Plan. Please review this plan; its objective is to provide proper fire safety education as a part of occupant indoctrination and to maintain a continuing fire prevention program for all occupants to assure the immediate reporting of fire, the response to fire alarms and the immediate initiation of fire safety procedures to safeguard life and contain fire until the arrival of the Fire Department.
• Wells Real Estate Funds has been named Energy Star Leader 2011 for Leadership in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by achieving the following milestone across all of its buidlings: Top Overall Energy Performance.   
• We are very pleased to announce that  95 Christopher Columbus Drive "IFT" has once again earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) prestigious ENERGY STAR, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. Commercial buildings and industrial plants that rate in the top 25 percent of facilities in the nation for energy efficiency may qualify for the ENERGY STAR.  Commercial buildings that earn the ENERGY STAR use an average of 40 percent less energy than typical buildings and also release 35 percent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Wells Real Estate Funds/Wells Real Estate Services at 95 Christopher Columbus Drive improved our energy performance by managing energy strategically and by making cost-effective improvements to our building. Please see the Sustainability Tab for more details on IFT and Wells Real Estate. 
• Since the completion of the conversion to induction lighting in the parking garage we are saving an average of 7,700 KWH per month.  This area is separately metered so we are able to monitor this usage specifically and this is a significant ongoing savings in energy usage.
• In our continuing efforts towards building sustainability we have installed hands free flushometers in all common area restrooms.
• MXYPLYZYK a new retail tenant has joined us at 308 Grove Street.  Please join us in welcoming them to IFT!  In addition they have provided all building employees with a 10% discount.  Bring your ID to receive this offer.

• If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please send us your feedback.